Introduction The Nokton 50mm 1.5 Asph by Voigtlander is a small and fast 50mm rangefinder lens and has become my favourite “allround” standard lens on the Sony A7s. Read on to find out, what there is to like about this lens! Sample Images
under construction Specifications Price: (July 2016): about 50€ in good condition at ebay.de or $ at ebay.com (affiliate links). Versions Minolta made three optically different 1.4/50 lenses. The MC Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4 PG is the oldest one with the nicest built quality and very good image quality The MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4 with 55mm filter thread. It is 60gramms … Continue reading Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4
The Zeiss Contarex line was Zeiss’ last attempt to produce a competitive camera system in Germany; after that production moved to Japan. Zeiss put a lot of effort into those lenses and cameras. You can read on the internet that they created a line of lenses which is considered by some “the best ever, optically and … Continue reading Review: Carl Zeiss Contarex Planar f=50mm 1:2
The Minolta MD 50mm 1:2 is one of the smallest and cheapest Minolta lenses and most importantly it is also an excellent lens for landscape photography. Specifications Diameter 64 mm Length 36 mm Filter Thread 49 mm Weight 150g Max. Magnification 0.15 Close Focusing Distance from the sensor 45cm Number of aperture blades 6 Elements/ Groups 6/5 Price (June 2015): … Continue reading Minolta MD 50mm 1:2 Review
Introduction Not that long ago we reviewed the Viltrox AF 85mm 2.0 Evo – the first lens of the Evo series – and it turned out to be a very compelling lens; correcting most optical aberrations very well in a compact, affordable package. It didn’t take long for Viltrox to extend the lineup, so here … Continue reading Review: Viltrox AF 35mm 1.8 FE EVO Apo